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One of us has held off watching The Sun Makers for 48 years. And, now, wishes he still had!

One of us has held off watching The Sun Makers for 48 years. And, now, wishes he still had! The post Doctor Who Adversaries – The Collector first appeared on NEOZAZ.

"The Sun Makers" Production 4W November 26 - December 17, 1977   The TARDIS takes the Doctor and Leela to Pluto where they face the Collector of an over-taxed colony.   Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of time and space as they watch and review every single episode of the Classic Doctor Who series. In this episode, they discuss the humor balance with the drama, the separation of Tom and Louise in the story, and the history behind this story.   Please make sure you are subscribed to our podcast via any of the major popular podcasting apps. You can write and comment or ask questions of us via email at thedoctorsbeardpodcast@gmail.com or by joining our Facebook community.   Join our Patreon community where your sponsorship earns you early access to new episodes as well as exclusive content. Click on the link here to take you to the Patreon page.

Are you an outgoing script editor? Do you have a grievance against a government agency? Is it specifically the tax authority? Well, why not write an entire serial of a kids' show about the unfair burden of taxes? It's a sure-fire winner, right?!? Right!?!? Even if not, it's what happened for us to get The Sun Makers. Good job, Robert Holmes. Thankfully, your three favourite members of Watchers in the Fourth Dimension are here to dissect it for you!   Join us as we discuss the unfair burden of taxes (surprise, surprise), the Doctor being a sore loser, whether the Collector is an anti-semetic trope, whether or not Leela and Bisham actively ran over some Inner Retinue guards, and how we miss Vicki and Jamie helping to foment rebellion. Lastly, Anthony attempts to fire Reilly and Julie from the podcast over their dislike of jelly babies. What heathens.   If you would like to watch along with us, you can find this story available for streaming on Britbox in the USA (http://www.britbox.com) and BBC iPlayer in the UK (https://bbc.in/48GSaCB). If you prefer physical media, you can find the story on DVD at both Amazon US (https://amzn.to/49L8Xoq) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/4a84Gvo), or you can find the entirety of the season on Blu Ray from both Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3UjxV9S) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/42jXklM).   Other media mentioned in this episode*: Jesus Christ Superstar (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3wEX4ll | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3v4vZrk) Blake's 7 – The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2Zh7045 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/39luyGI) Alien (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3nbhOZt | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3BX7I4X) Austin Powers Triple Feature (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3G4NQit | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3vuHNyO) Judge Dredd (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4a6BHbi | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3IwRPHc) The Wizard of Oz (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3ATvg9t | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3ARGSd3) The Thing (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3pe2VZ3 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3G188JE) Underworld: Ultimate Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3vaWnzO | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4cagjDO) The Iron Sun, by Adrian Berry (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4aa1Ndr | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3TuaMk2) A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4a7xfsA | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3Ts4xxg) The Max Headroom Fang Rock Hijacking (YouTube: https://youtu.be/jjeUuakHsLw)   Finally, you can also follow us and interact with us on various forms of social media - Facebook, Instagram, and X. You can also e-mail us at watchers4d@gmail.com. If you're enjoying this podcast, please subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating or review.   *Support Watchers in the Fourth Dimension! We are an Amazon affiliate and earn a small commission from purchases through Amazon links. This goes towards the running costs of the podcast.

It's episode 201 - and we're continuing our look at the making of the special features on the Season 15 Blu-Ray. Kenny and Steevie remain in the hotseat, but are joined by Richard Bignell, who discusses the PDF content of the discs, as well as Derek Handley, who reveals how he works on creating the photo galleries on the discs. Plus, John Bollan and Tom Harris pop by via the Space-Time Telegraph to share their thoughts on Image of the Fendahl and The Sun Makers.

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The Fourth Doctor and Leela arrive on the planet Pluto just in time to prevent one of its citizens, Cordo, from committing suicide over his energy bill. The monopolistic energy company on Pluto is using its economic stranglehold to extract ever growing taxes and those who refuse to pay are forced to live in the dark tunnels of the Undercity. The Doctor, Leela and Cordo venture to the Undercity, where they encounter thieves and dropouts led by the brutal Mandrel. Mandrel tells the Doctor that he must use a stolen card to obtain money from a cashpoint or Leela will be killed. When the Doctor tries the stolen card, he trips a security system which floods the cashpoint chamber with noxious gas and he falls unconscious. When the Doctor awakes, he is in a Correction Centre alongside another detainee, Bisham. The Doctor is released by Gatherer Hade, who wants his movements tracked, believing the Doctor will lead him to the heart of a conspiracy against the Company. Leela, Cordo and K9 attack the Correction Centre and are taken prisoner by the Collector's personal guard. The Doctor, Cordo, Bisham, and K9 return to the Undercity and persuade the Undercity dwellers to revolt. Their first target is the main control area where the Company engineers PCM, a fear-inducing drug piped into the air supply which helps keep the population servile. Leela is presented to the Collector, who orders her steamed to death. The Doctor saves Leela, but the microphones set up to relay her death screams instead broadcast Mandrel warning the Doctor of how little time he has left to rescue her. The Collector is incensed and even more troubled when the revolution starts spreading. Gatherer Hade, investigating reports of citizens going onto the roof to look at the city's sun, is thrown to his death from the top of his Megropolis, and his underling, Marn, joins the revolution. Leela and the Doctor head for the Collector's Palace, where the Doctor sabotages the computer system. The Collector arrives and is challenged by the Doctor, who discovers that he is a Usurian, a seaweed-like sentient poisonous fungus, from the planet Usurius. The Doctor denounces his operation on Pluto, which had consumed Mars as well after the Earth had become non-viable. Before the Collector can implement a plan to exterminate the population of Pluto with poison gas, Cordo and the lead rebels help the Doctor defeat the remaining members of the Inner Retinue. The Collector checks his computer to find the Doctor's input has resulted in projected bankruptcy, and the shock causes the Collector to revert to his natural state in a compartment at the base of his wheelchair. The Doctor seals him in, and he and Leela depart with K9, leaving Cordo, Mandrel and the others to contemplate recolonising the Earth.

The Metebelis Two's lazy summer look at Doctor Who sets and their designers continues into the 1970s with a top five discussion. What five sets will David choose, and will that throw Ben off his carefully balanced selections spread between designers and Doctors Who? Why are multi-level sets so great? Why is, like monsters, the color of sets green more often than not? What about other colors? And, what years actually make up the 1970s? All this and more, as Ben and David pick their top 5 sets and designers of the 1970s. Opening music is from The Sun Makers soundtrack and closing music is from the Genesis of the Daleks soundtrack, both scores composed by Dudley Simpson. We recorded this episode on 9 July 2023.

What is The Sun Makers on TV? A simple satire on 1970s' British taxation? A subversive takedown of capitalism? Colonialism? All of these things? Lewis Baston (@LewisBaston5) has written the book on this story -- literally -- and is back this week to discuss with us. Please purchase Lewis' Black Archive volume on Sun Makers here. Last week, one memorably cranky reviewer on Apple Podcasts described my guests as "ghastly woke zombies". You bet we are! And even more of that this week. Jim Sangster (@Monster_Maker) has gone ahead and designed the Ghastly Woke Zombie T-shirt. And friend of the podcast Brian Burkart has given us the K-9 Roomba. "Doctor Who and the Sunmakers" features cover art by Andrew Skilleter. Doctor Who Literature is now a member of the Direction Point Doctor Who podcast network. Please e-mail the pod at DrWhoLiterature@gmail.com. You can catch all past episodes at https://anchor.fm/doctorwholit. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/doctorwholit/message

The Fourth Doctor and Leela try to avoid paying taxes, while Mike, Mike, and Mary take in a good steaming in this classic story by Robert Holmes. We want to hear from you! Please write to us at feedback@earthstationwho.com. Also, please subscribe and rate the show on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Plus, or wherever fine podcasts are found. Feedback is always welcome and much appreciated. Links Listen to older episodes of the Earth Station Who Podcast ESW on iTunes ESW on Stitcher Earth Station Who on Spotify Make-A-Wish Foundation The ESO Network TeePublic Store The ESO Network Patreon The Sun Makers on Amazon Prime PromotionPromo for Earth Station Trek in our first break of the show If you would like to leave feedback or comment feel free to email us at feedback@earthstationwho.com

The Fourth Doctor and Leela try to avoid paying taxes, while Mike, Mike, and Mary take in a good steaming in this classic story by Robert Holmes. We want to hear from you! Please write to us at feedback@earthstationwho.com. Also, please subscribe and rate the show on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Plus, or wherever fine … Earth Station Who – The Sun Makers Read More » The post Earth Station Who – The Sun Makers appeared first on The ESO Network.

It's known as the about the tax. Is this an over the top Panto or clever social commentary? 

To paraphrase a great Earth philosopher "The tax man's taken all my dough and left me in my Pluto home". This is the sentiment of the majority of the people on Pluto, who solely live in order to pay their taxes to the mysterious Company. This week, Paddy and Tricia follow The Doctor, Leela and K9 as they attempt to help humanity take back their freedom from the oppressive taxation regime of The Sun Makers.

The Fallow Times of No Doctor Who and Even Less Information continues, but our friends across the pond at least had events with real live Doctor Who people to meet at FCC Birmingham and Whooverville 13, Abominable Snowmen BFI excitement, and most importantly, our thoughts on Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, and even more importantly still a pristine copy of William Shatner in his 1978 performance of Elton John's “Rocket Man” in pristine 3/4-inch U-matic quality! All of which is mere lead in to The Timelash, hashing out key (and not so key) dates in Doctor Who history so you don't have to! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon The Timelash Abominable Snowmen Blu-Ray trailer Black Archives #60 – The Sun Makers now available Big Finish The Third Doctor Adventures: Kaleidoscope due Oct 2022 Titan Comics Doctor Who: Origins 4, last of the Fugitive Doctor series, now available First-generation copy of William Shatner's “Rocket Man” found

Praise the Company! This month, Mike & Ken take a look at "The Sun Makers", and ... well, they are indeed gratified! Among other things, they discuss Leela's turn as being in charge with companions of her, the magnificent splendificity of Gather Hade, and Robert Holmes' prescient accuracy in naming Pluto as the ninth planet. Because, you know, it IS a planet. Help yourself to a raspberry leaf, keep your feet off the mahogany desk, and have a listen!

This week Jason is joined by Lewis Baston, author of a forthcoming Obverse Books' Black Archive book on the Doctor Who serial "The Sun Makers", to talk about Malcolm Hulke's February 1976 novelization of "Invasion of the Dinosaurs"... but, fear not, we get plenty of talk in about "The Sun Makers", too. Later on, Jason breaks down all the ways, plot-wise and dialogue-wise, and tone-wise, how the novelization differs so greatly from the TV serial. Along the way, we also discuss Von Daniken, play a game of 20 Questions, and give a look at the new trailer for Doctor Who: "Legend of the Sea Devils".

Praise be the company! Get ready for an anti-colonialist, revolutionary story written entirely because the writer got audited and was incredibly pissed about it! The Sun Makers! Follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FriendWatchPod Patreon where you can find commentary tracks, notes, early access to next week's Doctor Who episode! https://www.patreon.com/gamblord

It's the debut episode of the Police Box in the Junkyard and we're talking about an all time favorite from the Tom Baker era, The Sun Makers. Joining me this week are Larry VanMersbergen from the Doctor Who Collector's Podcast, Nathan Laws from the 42cast and David Andrews from the TV Junkyard Podcast. Join us as we randomly visit the entire universe of Doctor Who. Check out these fabulous podcasts by our fantastic guests: www.facebook.com/doctorwhocollectorspodcast www.facebook.com/42cast www.facebook.com/videojunkyardpodcast Send feedback on this or any of our episodes to videojunkyardpodcast@gmail.com or join the Police Box in the Junkyard Facebook Group (www.facebook.com/groups/526688614899377) and we can chat there. Hope to hear from you! Theme music by Ron Grainer and arranged as "Doctor Who Retro Theme" by Neon Frontier. All rights to Doctor Who and its related materials belong to the BBC.

Why would Kim Woodburn be a great villain in this? is Tom Baker an icon, a hero or a monster? Does David make a better host of

Joe & David; playing top trumps! What is the fear factor of Rachel Jensen, the Tollmaster, Morgaine, The Chief Clown, and Mrs Remmington? Back at The Sunmakers, we're astonished at how funny and how adult this is. Voyerism, morally ambiguous rebels, and sick executions.

Joe & David; deep diving into social commentary plus musical numbers. Is Joe mad to compare this to Pixar movies? Why is John Leeson the most adorable man alive? The best ever Leela scenes? Why does David love the Collector?

Joe & David; running from the taxman! Why should you go to conventions? Why is this story underrated? Clever, bitingly satirical, witty and surprisingly dark…but has the money run out? Kim Woodbury, Tilda and many Gatherer Hade impressions feature.

The 4th Doctor and Leela and taxes! Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory discuss this story about a company town, unreasonable taxes, a heartless bureaucracy, and a revolution. It sounds like the writer had some issues with the tax system he wanted to express.

The 4th Doctor and Leela and taxes! Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory discuss this story about a company town, unreasonable taxes, a heartless bureaucracy, and a revolution. It sounds like the writer had some issues with the tax system he wanted to express. The post The Sun Makers appeared first on SQPN.com.

Paul takes Tom and John to Pluto to witness a revolution, that doesn't have to be taxing. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Effective immediately there is a tax of five Talmars for listening to this podcast! Just kidding, but this time we watched the 4th Doctor story The Sun Makers! This is a bonkers tale and quickly becomes one of our favorites. From set design to costume to the dialogue, it was very clear Robert Holmes was miffed with the tax board and, well, sometimes an artist's frustration produces some of their best work. So sit back, save the Talmars for a nice cold beverage, and let's talk about The Sun Makers!

Effective immediately there is a tax of five Talmars for listening to this podcast! Just kidding, but this time we watched the 4th Doctor story The Sun Makers! This is a bonkers tale and quickly becomes one of our favorites. From set design to costume to the dialogue, it was very clear Robert Holmes was miffed with the tax board and, well, sometimes an artist's frustration produces some of their best work. So sit back, save the Talmars for a nice cold beverage, and let's talk about The Sun Makers!

The revisit continues!

The revisit continues!Show Notes: https://roymathur.com/podcast/2021-07-04-captain-roys-rocket-radio-show.html

The masterly Greg joins us this podcast to reminiscence about watching Doctor Who as late night television for a kid and playing Doctor Who with a refrigerator box TARDIS and a plush-toy K9, from corridors to quaries, and the Dalek of Shakopee. We also dive into the early Doctor Who Weekly backup feature comics of Alan Moore to 1980s directors who never were involved with Doctor Who, but should have been all the while battling furnace sounds and dog barks. Opening music is from The Sun Makers score composed by Dudley Simpson and closing music is from the Logopolis score composed by Paddy Kingsland. We recorded this episode on 20 October 2020.

It's the debut episode of the Police Box in the Junkyard and we're talking about an all time favorite from the Tom Baker era, The Sun Makers. Joining me this week are Larry VanMersbergen from the Doctor Who Collector's Podcast, Nathan Laws from the 42cast and David Andrews from the TV Junkyard Podcast. Join us as we randomly visit the entire universe of Doctor Who. Check out these fabulous podcasts by our fantastic guests: https://www.facebook.com/doctorwhocollectorspodcast https://www.facebook.com/42cast https://www.facebook.com/videojunkyardpodcast Send feedback on this or any of our episodes to videojunkyardpodcast@gmail.com or join the Police Box in the Junkyard Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/526688614899377) and we can chat there. Hope to hear from you!

Benji and Nick complete their commentary of Doctor Who: The Sun Makers (BBC 1977). They're joined later by Jamie Anderson to chat about Power Rangers and Roland Rat. What?!? Emails sent to podcast@nicholasbriggs.com

Benji and Nick present their commentary of Doctor Who: The Sun Makers Episode 3 (BBC 1977). Jamie Anderson guest stars. Emails sent to podcast@nicholasbriggs.com

Benji and Nick give their commentary for Doctor Who: The Sun Makers Episode 2 (BBC 1977). Jamie Anderson is a no-show. Emails sent to podcast@nicholasbriggs.com (PS. Next week's show is going to be a corker!)

Benji and Nick are commentating on the first episode of The Sun Makers (Doctor Who, 1977). Plus they read out your Facebook messages and Jamie Anderson is on the phone. Send your emails to podcast@nicholasbriggs.com

Review of the 50th Anniversary Special Mini-Episode — The Night of the Doctor Vortex Manipulators should be hard to find It was, of course, an Oilers jersey Erika Ensign can be heard on Verity, Lazy Doctor Who & many other Incomparable podcasts Steven Schapanksy is the other half of Lazy Doctor Who & can also be heard on Radio Free Skaro & The Memory Cheats Night of the Doctor was released on 14th of November, 2013 Steven's interviews with Paul McGann can be heard on Radio Free Skaro #510  Steven Moffat was the show runner for Doctor Who from 2010-2017 Karn & the eponymous Sisterhood, first appeared in The Brain of Morbius Coincidentally, The Sun Makers was set on Pluto Britbox is not available in Australia, but we do have Youtube Paul Cornell & Lizbeth Myles are writers who share a podcast, Hammer House of Podcast Paul has written numerous Doctor Who Stories, including Father's Day, Human Nature & The Family of Blood  Liz has written the 12th Doctor audio Distant Voices & forthcoming River Song adventure Abbey of Heretics She can also be heard on Verity Both Paul and Liz are blogging in the lead up to Xmas What Paul said to himself that night, all those years ago, was a quote from The Outer Limits  The other, less impressive mini-episode was The Last Day The Eight Doctor got his hair cut, & new outfit, in the Big Finish audio story Fugitives The Brain of Morbius was written by Terrance Dicks & Robert Holmes Gallifrey is the home of the Time Lords The renown Discontinuity Guide was written by Paul, Martin Day & Keith Topping The Sisterhood of Karn also appear in The Deadly Assassin Ohila, played by Gilly Brown is not to be confused with Ohica, played by Clare Higgins  John Hurt played Caligula in I, Claudius  Peter Cushing is a fine actor who once played The Doctor  Turlough didn't get many lines in Resurrection of the Daleks The Time Monster is a, somewhat divisive, Third Doctor story Josh Kinal introduced the OM to podcasts and was one of the hosts, with Glenn Peters, on the long running Boxcutters The Doctor Who Technical Manual was released in 1983 Paul McGann starred in Withnail & I Adventure Time is an animated TV series There are many differences between The Doctor & Gregory House Bluey is a short-form animated TV show from Australia The creepy question is from The Empty Child These notes were a much bigger job than usual

Toni and Joe are joined by Nathan Laws of The 42cast to discuss 'Til Death and taxes in the Classic Doctor Who serial The Sun Makers. This episode is brought to you by Friend of Rassilon, Matt Golden. If you're interested in being a Friend of Rassilon, click here. Download • YouTube • RSS • Patreon • iTunes • Stitcher • Google Play • ESO Network

Ben and David indulge in a hour-long conversation about collecting Doctor Who merchandise from the Target novelisations and Weetabix cards to VHS tapes and DVDs, and beyond. Does being a fan also make a person a collector? Are people still collecting as we move toward an on-demand, streaming fandom? What would Ben collect if money was no object? Are collections still a key part of Doctor Who fandom or is it only something tired old fanboys find interesting? Opening and closing music is from Dudley Simpson's score to "The Sun Makers".

When Saturday comes, it's a new Doctor Who. But the trailers are worryingly monster-free. Even though the story seems to be set on Pluto (at that time young Ben's favourite planet), how could a story succeed with no monsters? And with that annoying robot dog too. It was with trepidation that, as the football scores faded away, that Ben turned to watch Doctor Who. This is a flashback Metebelis 2 podcast on The Sun Makers. The opening song is Status Quo's 1977 hit "Rockin' All Over The World" and closing music is from Dudley Simpson's score for The Sun Makers.

Whilst the Doctor commits credit card fraud, criminal damage and identity theft, Leela follows up a brief session of light bondage by having a steamy affair with a squeaky green-tinged midget. Things are soon interrupted though when a gang of protestors organise a sit in at the air conditioning plant, telling the tax collector to stick it where the suns don't shine. Which just happens to be down two floors, on a shelf in the cupboard between the candles, the whips and the ladies hair removal products.

The Doctor saves Leela, the uses hypnosis on her, accidentally.

Leela gets steamed, in more ways than one.

Can someone explain why the Doctor succumbs to the gas, when his respiratory bypass kept him from being affected by helium?

The Doctor and Leela end up on a planet wholly concerned with death and taxes.

This month, the fellas are in the same room for once! It's Gallifrey One from Los Angeles and Erik and Kyle are in a hotel room to talk about the final three stories written by Robert Holmes during his spate as a script editor. Those are some of his most acclaimed outings, "The Deadly Assassin," "The Talons of Weng-Chiang," and "The Sun Makers." Are they in agreement regarding these big titles? Find out!

In this week’s episode of Traveling the Vortex, we tackle another Companion Archive with a focus on everyone’s favorite tin dog, K-9. In this show, our reviews of the Fourth Doctor, Leela, and K-9 stories, The Invisible Enemy and The Sun Makers. Shaun has been touting his love for the first story, and tells us why it is such a wonderful story. Also, learn about the Shaun’s very own mechanical “man’s best friend” from his...Read more The post Episode 102 – Fantastic Voyage appeared first on Traveling the Vortex.

The Sun Makers From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 095 – The Sun Makers serial "An ongoing insurrectionary situation would not be acceptable to my management." Cast () () (Voice of ) Others — — — — Cordo — Bisham — Mandrel — Veet — Goudry — Nurse — Synge — Commander — Guard Production Writer Director Script editor Robert Holmes and (both uncredited) Producer Executive producer(s) None Production code 4W Series Length 4 episodes, 25 minutes each Originally broadcast 26 November–17 December 1977 Chronology ← Preceded by Followed by → The Sun Makers is a in the series , which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 26 November to 17 December 1977. Contents [] [] Synopsis In the far future, the planet is habitable, heated by several miniature suns. However, the heat is available only to the ruling classes, the working population being oppressed by the ruthless, bureaucratic and omnipresent Company. When the and arrive, they help to initiate a rebellion from the Undercity, and stop the evil company's plans once and for all. [] Plot The inhabitants of Pluto in the far future are taxed to desperation, not least the Cordo, who is so overwhelmed by the size of his tax bill that he decides to take his own life by jumping from the roof of one of the vast Megropolis tower blocks. He is interrupted by the arrival of the Doctor and Leela from the , who save him from his chosen fate, and discover that false suns have been created around Pluto to provide the ability for some of mankind to live. However, the Company which owns the suns and all the buildings on Pluto is using its economic stranglehold over mankind to extort ever growing taxes through an extreme form of usury. The Doctor is concerned at this economic and social structure, where each Megropolis is ruled by a taxation , and the entire operation on the planet reports to a malevolent . Some citizens have rejected this social order and choose to live in the dark tunnels of the Undercity. The Doctor, Leela and Cordo venture there and encounter the renegades of the undercity, a vicious bunch of thieves and drop-outs led by the brutal Mandrel. He tells the Doctor that he must use a stolen consume-card to obtain money from a cashpoint or else Leela will be killed. The Gatherer of Megropolis One, Hade, has been alerted to the arrival of the TARDIS. He uses an electronic tracker to follow K9, who has now departed the craft in search of his master. K9 finds the Doctor and Cordo at a cashpoint where the Gatherer sees them and suspects they must be arms dealers. He orders his private guard, the Inner Retinue, to deal with them. When the Doctor tries the stolen card he is overpowered by a cloud of noxious gas and falls unconscious. When the Doctor awakes he finds himself restrained in a Correction Centre alongside a similarly incarcerated man named Bisham. They are likely to be tortured, but the Doctor is as concerned for Leela, whom Mandrel threatened to kill if the Doctor did not return. Leela has defended herself though, and Cordo, who evaded capture, returns to the Undercity with news of the Doctor's capture. This serves to increase Leela's standing with the thieves and the threat over her life diminishes. The Doctor's lot improves too when he is released for questioning by Gatherer Hade, but Hade is playing a game of double bluff. He has the Doctor released but orders his movements tracked, believing the Doctor will lead him to the heart of a conspiracy against the Company. Not knowing about this change in fortunes, Leela, Cordo and K9 attack the Correction Centre to try and rescue the Doctor. He has left, but they do succeed in freeing Bisham. As they depart the Centre they find all their possible travel routes blocked by Inner Retinue troopers. Leela leads her friends in an attack on the guards, but she alone is injured in a skirmish and falls from a troop transporter they have commandeered. The Doctor has returned to the Undercity to find a very agitated Mandrel, who refuses to believe he could have been simply released after such a crime. Once more Cordo returns, this time with Bisham and K9, and defuses the situation when he explains what has happened to Leela. He also uses a stolen blaster to force Mandrel to stop threatening the Doctor. He asserts control and persuades the Undercity dwellers to start a revolution against the Company. Their first target will be the main control area where the Company engineers that PCM, a pacifying drug which helps keep the population servile, is being added to the air supply. Mandrel and his gang are also persuaded to start destroying the monitors throughout the Megropolis and to start spreading the message of revolt. Leela is now presented to the Collector himself, an odious humanoid in a life-support wheelchair who is even more obsessed with money than Gatherer Hade, who fawns all over him. The Collector deduces from interrogating Leela that Hade's conspiracy theory was unfounded and orders that Leela will be steamed to death in a public execution. He is especially pleased at a public steaming and arranges immediate publicity, unaware of the revolt spreading through the Megropolis. The Doctor heads off to rescue Leela from the steamer, but is running out of time. The Doctor manages to save Leela in the nick of time, but the microphones set up to relay her death screams instead relay the sound of Mandrel warning the Doctor of how little time he has left to rescue her. The Collector is incensed and even more troubled when the revolution starts spreading even more quickly. Gatherer Hade is thrown to his death from the top of his Megropolis, and his normally dutiful underling, , joins the revolution. Leela and the Doctor head for the Collector's Palace, and there he sabotages the computer system. The Collector arrives and is challenged by the Doctor, who discovers the being is a from the planet . He is really a seaweedlike being like a sentient poisonous fungus. The Doctor denounces his operation on Pluto, which consumed Mars as well as the population were moved from Earth. Before the Collector can implement a plan to gas the population of Pluto, Cordo and the lead rebels arrive and help the Doctor defeat the remaining members of the Inner Retinue. The Collector checks his computer to find the Doctor's input has resulted in projected bankruptcy, and the shock of this causes the Collector to revert to his natural state in a compartment at the base of his wheelchair. The Doctor seals him in to be sure the threat is over, and he and Leela depart with K9, leaving Cordo, Mandrel and the others to contemplate recolonising the Earth. [] Continuity Part Two contains a rare false cliffhanger, where Cordo, Bisham, Leela and K-9 spot an oncoming guard vehicle and Cordo says, "It's no good, they've seen us." The reprise at the beginning of Part Three omits Cordo's remark, and continues with Leela ordering K-9 to hide, allowing it to easily disable the guards. Leela refers to her tribe, the Sevateem, seen in . The Company computer correctly guesses the etymology of the name. The Usurians are aware of the and , having graded the former as "Grade 3" in their "latest market survey." [] Production Serial details by episode EpisodeBroadcast dateRun timeViewership (in millions) "Part One" 26 November 1977 24:59 8.5 "Part Two" 3 December 1977 24:57 9.5 "Part Three" 10 December 1977 24:57 8.9 "Part Four" 17 December 1977 24:57 8.4 [] Cast notes Michael Keating also appeared in the audio play as Major Koth and in as Inspector Chardalot. See also . Louise Jameson stated in the of the story and on the commentary for that The Sun Makers was her favourite serial. [] Outside references Robert Holmes intended the serial to be a satire of his own experiences with the services. However, much of the political content was toned down by order of producer Graham Williams, who feared it would be controversial among viewers. Many of the letters and numbers used to denote the labyrinth of corridors in the city, for example , allude to well-known tax and Governmental forms. The actor who played the Gatherer had deep bushy eyebrows, very reminiscent of the then-, . However, Holmes presented the villains of the piece as working for a private corporation rather than a government. Near the end of Part Two, when prompted by Mandrel for a story, the Doctor begins, "Once upon a time, there were three sisters ..." mirroring the same story he started telling Sarah Jane Smith near the end of Part Three in . The Doctor refers to in passing, saying "Galileo will be pleased." When one of the rebels rhetorically asks the Doctor, "What have we got to lose?" he replies, "Only your claims!" This is a playful paraphrase of the derived from the last lines of . K-9 refers to as "the ninth ." It was regarded as such at the time the programme was written and broadcast; in 2006, Pluto lost that distinction when it was downgraded to the status of . In this episode, Leela and the Doctor are identified as "terrorists." In real life, Leela's character was partially based on Palestinian terrorist . [] In print A novelisation of this serial, written by , was published by in November 1982. Dicks chose to tone down the scene in which revolutionaries cheer as they hurl one of their former oppressors from a roof, reducing the apparent horror so that the rebels concerned feel that their actions have gone "a bit too far". book Doctor Who and the Sunmakers Series Release number 60 Writer Publisher Cover artist ISBN Release date 18 November 1982 [] VHS and DVD releases This story was released on in July 2001. The Sun Makers was released on region 2 DVD 1 on August 2011. [] References Shaun Lyon et al. (2007-03-31). . Outpost Gallifrey. Archived from on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-08-30. . Doctor Who Reference Guide. Retrieved 2008-08-30. Sullivan, Shannon (2007-08-07). . A Brief History of Time Travel. Retrieved 2008-08-30. Sullivan, Shannon Patrick. . A Brief History of Time (Travel). Retrieved 2007-03-18. Viner, Katharine (2001-10-26). . . Retrieved 2007-03-18. . 28 January 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011. 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